The Boy from Mercury (1996)
Set in 1960s Dublin, a fatherless eight-year-old boy who feels alienated by his family, escapes his reality by deciding he's been sent from Mercury to study life on Earth. His fantasies mirror the life of his hero, Flash Gordon, from the serial he watches each week at the local cinema. His escapades result in dilemmas that drive his mother to such distraction that she turns to the boy's strange uncle for help.
Director: Martin Duffy
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Rita Tushingham as May Cronin |
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Tom Courtenay as Uncle Tony Cronin |
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Hugh O'Conor as Paul |
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James Hickey as Harry Cronin |
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Ian McElhinney as Brother Dowdall |
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Kevin James as James "Mucker" Maguire |
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Gerard Cannon as Classroom Schoolboy |
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Johnny Ward as Classroom Schoolboy |
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Joanne Gerrard as Sarah |
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Sean Flanagan as Sean McCarthy |
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Liam Heffernan as Usher |
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Rachel Martin as Ice Cream Girl |
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Buster Crabbe as Flash Gordon (Archive Footage) |
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Charles Middleton as Ming the Merciless (Archive Footage) |
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Van Johnson as Game Show Contestant (Archive Footage) |
| Directing | Martin Duffy | Director |
| Writing | Martin Duffy | Writer |
| Camera | Seamus Deasy | Director of Photography |
| Production | Gillian Reynolds | Casting |
| Editing | John Victor-Smith | Editor |
| Art | Tom Conroy | Production Design |
| Sound | Stephen McKeon | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lorna Marie Mugan | Costume Design |
| Production | Marina Hughes | Producer |
| Production | Claire Duignan | Executive Producer |
| Production | Noëlette Buckley | Line Producer |
| Production | Gérard Jourd'hui | Producer |
| Production | Jo Manuel | Executive Producer |
| Production | Sylvaine Sainderichin | Producer |
| Production | Rod Stoneman | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Seamus Deasy | Cinematography |
| Production | Tom Conroy | Production Designer |
| Art | Bridget Timmons | Art Direction |
| Art | Philip Henderson | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lorna Ó Ríordáin | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pamela Smyth | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joe Whelan | Hairstylist |
| Production | Jo Homewood | Production Manager |
| Directing | Brendan Geraghty | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Maria O'Connor | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Karen Richards | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Sean Griffin | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Philippe Faujas | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Pauline Griffiths | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Matt Grimes | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Conor O'Toole | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Lauren Potter | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Colin Ritchie | Dialogue Editor |
| Camera | Darryl Byrne | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| Camera | Noel Donnellon | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Denis Mortell | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Philip Murphy | Key Grip |
| Camera | Francis Taaffe | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jo Kissack Folsom | Costume Design |
| Sound | Kevin Townend | Music Coordinator |
| Production | Carol Moorhead | Production Coordinator |
| Art | Susie Cullen | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Lesley Oakley | Assistant Art Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helen Kane | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Catherine Fay | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Caitriona Ní Threasaigh | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susan Scott | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Brid Broadberry | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Christopher Ackland | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Robin O'Donoghue | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Gordon Greenaway | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Dominic Lester | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Peter Steinbach | Sound Effects |
